Towel-paper holder.



R N. SHELLEY. TOWEL PAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, ms.

\ Patented July 3, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT N. SHELLEY, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Newark, in the county of Esse'xand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Towel- Paper Holders, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are known object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class designed for use in hotels, restaurants,. bar-rooms and other.

places, andwhich will be simple in construction and operation, and which, will also be sanitary in use, and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class specified constructed and operating as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanyingdrawing forms 'a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters a in each of the views, and in which Figure l is a front view of my improved towel paper holder or cabinet with part of the construction broken away;

Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

.Fig. 3 a sectional side view with parts of the construction omitted; and, i

Fig. 4 a' view similar to Fig 2 but on an enlarged scale and showing only a detail of the construction.

In the practice of my invention, I provide a box or casing a which is preferably rectangular in form and provided with a front door 6 which is hinged at the top asshown at b and adapted to swing in a vertical plane, andsaid door is provided with a large central transparent panel b and in the bottom edge thereof is a recess I). ;At the opposite sides of panel 6 the door is provided with vertically arranged ear plates 0 having inwardly directed ears 0 in which is mounted a roller (1 provided with a rubber or similar'covering d having longitudinal grooves and corresponding longitudinal ribs or teeth (i The'ear plates 0 are loosely connected at their top edges with the door 7 by a screw 0 and at their lower edges other screw I Speciflcation'ot Letters Patent. Application m Kay 24, 1916. Serial No. 99,516.

Patented July 3, 1917.

are passed loosely through'said ear plates and into the door I), and'between said ear 'plates and the door '6 are placed springs f,

andby mean s of this construction the ear plates 0, or the bottom edge portions thereof, are movable toward and from the door.

' My invention is not limited to the exact 'means herein shown for connecting the ear plates 0 with the door I) and any suitable construction thatwill permit the movement of said ear plates toward and from the door may be provided;

The box'or casing a, or the opposite sides thereof, are provided with springsupports or bushings g for a roll h of towel paper, and said supports are forked at their up er ends" as shown at g, and detachahly mounted therein is a rod k having rectangular end trunnions h which fit in the forked ends of the supports 9 and the roll it of towel paper is providedwith a central tubular bushing it of fiber or other suitable material through which the rod h is passed,

and with this construction the lroll h of towel paper is free to rotate on said rod If, and the spring supports or bearings g also serve to center the roll it of towel paper in the. box or casing.

Secured to the opposite sides of the box or casing a and to the bottom portion thereof, and slightly rearwardly of the supports g of the roll It of towel paper, are other supports 2', which are vertically arranged and provided at their lower ends with forwardly directed members 11 and the supports 2' are provided in the upper and front side edge portions thereof with downwardly and hackwardly directed slots or recesses '5 and mounted in said supports is a roller 7' having a central shaft 9' provided with end trunnions 7' adapted to be dropped into the slots or recesses i and said roller in-the construction shown is inthe form of a drum and is provided with a longitudinally arranged weight j which normally holds said roller in the position shown in Fig.----2,----- 45 the stop the projecting stop pins 7' on the ends 7 ofthe roller or drum y. The pivotal supports of'the yoke frame It as shown at k, and the front cross head portion k thereof is made of.wood or other like material, and the back- 10 wardly directed side arms of said yoke frame are of such length and weight as to normallv hold the front cross head portion k of said frame in a raised position, as in-. dicated in Figs, 2 and 3.-

The door 12 is provided withany suitable this device the sheet m of paper from which the roll of paper It is formed, or the end portion of said sheet is passed downwardly and 2Q forwardly over the roller 7' and over the cross head portion 10 of the yoke frame It, after which the door I) is closed, as shown in Fig. .2, and in this operation the roller d bears on the roller or drum j, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and'the device is ready for use. 1

The sheet m of paper is provided at in tervals with a transverse row of perforations or other breaks m and whenever it is so desired to use a towel the end of the sheet of paper which extends through the transverse opening a in the bottom of the box or casing is grasped and pulled out to the.

rollers d and j are both rotated and the roller or drum 7' rotates through a complete revolution and the front end of the frame It is depressed and the heads is, of the side arms thereof are thrown upwardly and en- 40 gage the stop pins 7' on the roller or drum 7' and this stops therotation of said roller or drum, and at this time the end of the sheet m of paper is torn off.

The relative position of the rollerj with pins 7' thereon and of the yoke frame when said parts are in their normal position as shown in Fig. 2, is such that when the sheet m of paper is pulled out the roller or drum 7' will first start to turnand the stop pins 7' will turn'so that they will not engage the heads 70* of the yoke frame It at the initial movements of saidparts, but

as the roller'or drum 7' continues to turn, and

at the end of a complete revolution, said stop pins will engage the heads is of the frame is and stop the rotation of said roller. By supporting the roller don the door b,

as shown and described and giving said roller (Z aspring bearing, as shown in Fig. 4, the operation of this apparatus is facilitated, said roller (1 bearing on g the roller 9 v and serving to regulate the movement of the paperpsheet between said rollers and also servingto prevent the backward movement of said sheet and binding thereof.

locking means not shown and in the use of Vith my improvement, the sheet of towel paer is entirely inclosed at all. times and wil not become soiled or dirty, and said sheet is thus maintained in a sanitary condition, and while I have shown and described the preferred form and construction of my improvement-or improvements, my

invention is not limited to the details of con- 1 struction herein shown and described, and changes therein and modifications thereof maybe made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its ad-. vantages.

Having fully described my, invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. In a device of the class described, a casing provided with a hinged door and an aperture, towel papersupported therein and adapted to pass through said aperture, a drum detachably and rotatably mounted in said casing, a roller resiliently and rotatably mounted in connection with the door of said casing andbetween which and said drum' the paper is adapted to ass, a yoke-shaped frame pivotally mounted within the casing and provided with a cross head member in connection with which the paper operates and side members having at the ends thereof upwardly directed teeth, the cross head a member of said frame being normally supv ported in a raised position, and stop devices connected with said drum whereby when the paper is withdrawn from said casing said drum is rotated and said cross head member depressed to raise the ends of the side members so that the teeth thereon will be engaged by the sto devices on said drum after a predetermine amount of said paper has been withdrawn from. saidcasing.

2. A holder for towel paper, comprising a casing, adapted to support a. roll of paper and provided with an aperture to permit the passage of said paper therefrom, said 1; casing being provided with ahinged door and said roll of paper being supportedv in tension devices, a drum detachably and rotatably mounted in said casing, a roller resiliently; and rotatably mounted in connection with the door of said casing and between which and said drum the paper is adapted to pass, a yoke-shaped frame pivotally mounted within the casing and provided with a cross head member. in connection with which the paper operates and side members having at the ends thereof upwardly directed teeth, the cross head member of said frame being normally supported in a raised position, and stop devices connected with said drum 1: whereby when the paper is withdrawn from said casing said drum is rotated and said cross head member depressed to raise the ends of the side members so that the teeth thereof will be engaged by the stop devices 15 drum, a roller in operative connection with said drum and between which and said drum 6 the paper passes, and a member pivotally mounted in said casing and in connection with which the paper operates to move the same into operative relation with said stop devices to stop the rotation of said drum in the operation of Withdrawing the paper from saidcasing.

4. In a device of the class described, a casing adapted to support aroll of'paper therein, a roller mounted in. said casing, a weighted drum rotatably' mounted in said casing and adapted to operate in connection with said roller and between which and said roller the paper passes, stop devices connected with the ends of said drum, and a member pivotally mounted in said casing and in connection with which the paper operates to move the same into operative relation with said a stop devices to stop the rotation of said drum in the operation of withdrawing the paper from said casing;

5'. A" holder for towel paper comprising a casing adapted to support a roll of paper and provided with an aperture to permit of-the passage of said paper therefrom, a weighted drum mounted in said casing, a roller yieldably mounted in said casing and in operativeconnection with said drum and between which and said drum the paper passes, a stop member pivoted in said casing and provided with a cross head member in connection with which the paper operates, side members the ends of which are provided with enlarged head portions and stop devices secured to' said drum and adapted to operate in connection with the enlarged head portions of said stop member whereby when the paper is withdrawn from said casing said drum is rotated and said stop member depressed to bring the enlarged head portions thereof into operative relation with said stop devices to stop the rotation of'said drum.

6. In a device of the class described, a

casing adaptedto support a roll of paper therein, a drum rotatably mounted in said casing, stop devices mounted on saiddrum, a roller mounted in said casing and in operative connection with said drum and between ;which and said drum the paper passes, a frame member pivotally mounted in said casing and provided at one end thereof with a part over which the paper passes, and the other end thereof with means adapted to engage the stop devices on said drum wherebythe operation of withdrawing the' paper from said casing will rotate said'drum relation with said stop devices on said, drum presence of the subscribing .witnesses this 22ndday of May 1916.- r ROBERT N. SHELLEY,

Witnesses: a V

i C. E. MUL'REANY,

H. E. THoMPsoN;

vand move said frame member into operative 

